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Margaret Pickett
Margaret Pickett

This document provides information on research tools for students to use. It discusses databases and how they organize information to make it easy to find. It recommends specific databases for the school library (Destiny) and for general research (Alabama Virtual Library or AVL). Advanced search features are described for databases like EBSCOhost on AVL. Links are also included for MLA formatting guides and tools for documenting sources.

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RESEARCH TOOLS J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9
WHERE DO I START? Databases are collections of information that are organized so that it's easy to find the information you need. The card catalog was a database that made it easier to find a specific book in a library. A phone book is a database that makes it easy to find a phone number that you need. These were some the first kinds of databases that people used.
Today, we mostly use electronic databases; in other words, those that are on computers. Some electronic databases are available online so that you can access them from a distance. For example, you could check to see whether the local library has a book you need by checking its online electronic database from home! Databases can make it easier for us to find information we need. "Databases: Lesson for Kids." Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/databases- lesson-for-kids.html#lesson.
DESTINY Your school library has materials available, which you can search using the online database Destiny at the library website: http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/schs/library.h tml There is even an app!
AVL The database that is most useful in general research is the AVLAlabama Virtual Library. It is accessible at http://www.avl.lib.al.us/ At AVL, you can use a variety of databases to help you find reliable, valid research materials.
ADVANCED SEARCH When using a database such as EBSCOhost or Gale Power Search on AVL, you may want to limit your search. In order to conduct a search for specific information, follow these instructions:
FORMATTING THE MLA PAPER: A LINK TO HELP!
AN MLA CHEAT SHEET https://www.uis.edu/cas/wp- content/uploads/sites/161/2013/03/MLA- Style-8th-Cheat-Sheet-PUBLISHED-Fall- 2017.pdf
DOCUMENTING SOURCES Here are 2 websites that will help you properly document sources inside your paper and at the end on your bibliography page https://www.citefast.com/?s=APA http://www.bibme.org/mla8

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  • 1. RESEARCH TOOLS J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9
  • 2. WHERE DO I START? Databases are collections of information that are organized so that it's easy to find the information you need. The card catalog was a database that made it easier to find a specific book in a library. A phone book is a database that makes it easy to find a phone number that you need. These were some the first kinds of databases that people used.
  • 3. Today, we mostly use electronic databases; in other words, those that are on computers. Some electronic databases are available online so that you can access them from a distance. For example, you could check to see whether the local library has a book you need by checking its online electronic database from home! Databases can make it easier for us to find information we need. "Databases: Lesson for Kids." Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/databases- lesson-for-kids.html#lesson.
  • 4. DESTINY Your school library has materials available, which you can search using the online database Destiny at the library website: http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/schs/library.h tml There is even an app!
  • 5. AVL The database that is most useful in general research is the AVLAlabama Virtual Library. It is accessible at http://www.avl.lib.al.us/ At AVL, you can use a variety of databases to help you find reliable, valid research materials.
  • 6. ADVANCED SEARCH When using a database such as EBSCOhost or Gale Power Search on AVL, you may want to limit your search. In order to conduct a search for specific information, follow these instructions:
  • 7. FORMATTING THE MLA PAPER: A LINK TO HELP!
  • 8. AN MLA CHEAT SHEET https://www.uis.edu/cas/wp- content/uploads/sites/161/2013/03/MLA- Style-8th-Cheat-Sheet-PUBLISHED-Fall- 2017.pdf
  • 9. DOCUMENTING SOURCES Here are 2 websites that will help you properly document sources inside your paper and at the end on your bibliography page https://www.citefast.com/?s=APA http://www.bibme.org/mla8